1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp - Restoration is a strong word
Before wiring in a relay to my hidden kill switch, I thought it out, made sure I understood how the relay worked and even made this cool diagram.
Then I got impatient a couple days later when actually installing the relay, ignored my drawing, hooked everything up, turned the key and watched smoke pour out from under my dash.
Smart. Fortunately, the kill switch I bought came as a 3-pack. It took me awhile to remove the fried one, cuz of melting, but I eventually got it back together, wired the switch and relay correctly, and it works great! The wiring mess looks worse in the pic than it actually is.
While doing electrical stuff, I fixed the parking brake switch.
I also realized my oil light doesn't work because the oil pressure switch is either broken off or there's only a plug in the filter housing. Plus, I realized when I was cleaning up the wiring harness, I removed that wire and stuck it in a box. I pulled it out of the box, cleaned the terminals and put it back into the harness. Temporarily grounding it out makes the light work. I have a new oil pressure switch on the way.
Tomorrow will mark my seventh trip to the DMV to try to get my title sorted and get the car registered.
Before wiring in a relay to my hidden kill switch, I thought it out, made sure I understood how the relay worked and even made this cool diagram.
Then I got impatient a couple days later when actually installing the relay, ignored my drawing, hooked everything up, turned the key and watched smoke pour out from under my dash.
Smart. Fortunately, the kill switch I bought came as a 3-pack. It took me awhile to remove the fried one, cuz of melting, but I eventually got it back together, wired the switch and relay correctly, and it works great! The wiring mess looks worse in the pic than it actually is.
While doing electrical stuff, I fixed the parking brake switch.
I also realized my oil light doesn't work because the oil pressure switch is either broken off or there's only a plug in the filter housing. Plus, I realized when I was cleaning up the wiring harness, I removed that wire and stuck it in a box. I pulled it out of the box, cleaned the terminals and put it back into the harness. Temporarily grounding it out makes the light work. I have a new oil pressure switch on the way.
Tomorrow will mark my seventh trip to the DMV to try to get my title sorted and get the car registered.